Liam Cowles - Councillor for Torfaen (Blaenavon)

Councillor Liam Cowles

Labour Blaenavon

Email: liam.cowles@torfaen.gov.uk

Council: Torfaen

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Members Seminar (Committee Member) Appointments Committee Council (Committee Member) Education Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Joint Meeting of Children & Families and Education Overview & Scrutiny Committiee (Committee Member) Cross-Cutting Resources and Business Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) General Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Statutory Licensing Committee (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

86 meetings · Page 5 of 18

Members Seminar Committee Member

Spectrum Spatial GIS – Member Training / GIS Gofodol Spectrum – Hyfforddiant i Aelodau, Members Seminar - Monday, 8th September, 2025 2.00 pm

September 08, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Tuesday, 22nd July, 2025 10.00 am

July 22, 2025
Members Seminar Committee Member

The Deal / Y Fargen, Members Seminar - Monday, 21st July, 2025 2.00 pm

July 21, 2025
Statutory Licensing Committee Committee Member

Statutory Licensing Committee - Thursday, 17th July, 2025 2.30 pm

July 17, 2025
General Licensing Committee Committee Member

General Licensing Committee - Thursday, 17th July, 2025 2.00 pm

July 17, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Council Tax Reduction Scheme / Cynllun Gostyngiad Treth y Cyngor

From: Council - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 10.00 am - January 20, 2026

Recommendations Approved

Annual Governance Statement 2024/25 / Datganiad Llywodraethu Blynyddol 2024/25

From: Council - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 10.00 am - January 20, 2026

...unanimously approved the Annual Governance Statement for 2024/25.

Recommendations Approved

Responding to the Panel Performance Assessment Peer Review / Ymateb i Adolygiad Cymheiriaid Asesiad Perfformiad y Panel

From: Council - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 10.00 am - January 20, 2026

...to unanimously note the Council's final response to its panel performance assessment peer review, as received and agreed by the Council's Governance and Audit Committee.

Recommendations Approved

Mid-Year Treasury Management Monitoring Report 2025-26 / Adroddiad Monitro Rheolaeth Trysorlys Canol y Flwyddyn 2025-26

From: Council - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 10.00 am - January 20, 2026

Recommendations Approved

Appointment of Monitoring Officer / Penodi Swyddog Monitro

From: Council - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 10.00 am - January 20, 2026

...to unanimously appoint Polly Ellis, Head of Legal, as Monitoring Officer for the periods when the current Monitoring Officer is not contractually required to work.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 86

Average per Month: 3.3

Decisions Recorded: 94